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Table 2 Values at the first and last teleconsultation by type of diabetes

From: Telemedicine for the management of diabetic patients in a high-complexity Latin American hospital

Variable

Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1, n = 117

Type 2, n = 546

Time between the first and last teleconsultation

  

 < 6 months

19 (16,2)

99 (18,1)

 ≥ 6 months

52 (44,4)

217 (39,7)

 ND (Patients with only one teleconsultation evaluation)

46 (39,3)

230 (42,1)

Glycosylated hemoglobin, %*

  

 First teleconsultation

7.7 (7-8.7)

6.6 (6.1–7.3)

 Last teleconsultation

7.5 (7-8.67)

6.6 (6.1–7.3)

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL*

  

 First teleconsultation

99 (82–122)

82 (59–116)

 Last teleconsultation

102 (75–123)

77 (57–103)

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL*

  

 First teleconsultation

62 (49–73)

45 (37–53)

 Last teleconsultation

56 (50–70)

45 (38–53)

Triglycerides, mg/dL*

  

 First teleconsultation

86.5 (57–112)

140 (104–189)

 Last teleconsultation

88 (62–100)

133 (96–163)

Creatinine, mg/dL*

  

 First teleconsultation

0.745 (0.6–0.92)

0.865 (0.7–1.06)

 Last teleconsultation

0.8 (0.73–0.93)

0.89 (0.76–1.08)

Microalbuminuria, mg/L*

  

 First teleconsultation

5.2 (3-16.5)

7.5 (3.6–28)

 Last teleconsultation

10.2 (4.4–19.5)

10 (4.4–31)

  1. * Median, interquartile range. ND: no data